Court: GMA unlawfully hid donors’ identities from public

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Grocery Manufacturer's Association (GMA) caught making $11M in illegal campaign contributions. Seems that #Cambell'sSoup was ahead of the curve so to speak.  Smart PR move.

As I tell our children, "You are who you hang around with." So, guess what Congress - your Corporate friends got caught and you're now part of the problem and not the solution if these are your choice in friends.  

Thank you Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson for exposing the truth.   Congress needs to know that we consumers are well aware of the dirty tricks their Corporate friends are now playing and when you get caught there are consequences.  

Court: GMA unlawfully hid donors’ identities from public:

The court also found: “There is one, and only one, reasonable inference that can be drawn from the facts before this court: that the GMA intentionally took steps to create and then hide the true source of the funds in the DOB account from the voting public of Washington State.”

In 2013, the top 10 contributors to GMA’s Defense of Brands account and their contributions (as of 12/3/13) were:

1. PepsiCo: $2.696 million
2. Nestle USA, Inc.: $1.751 million
3. The Coca-Cola Company: $1.742 million
4. General Mills: $996,000
5. ConAgra: $949,000
6. Campbell Soup: $441,000
7. The Hershey Company: $413,000
8. J.M. Smucker: $401,000
9. Kellogg: $369,000
10. Land O’Lakes: $332,000

- See more at: http://atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/court-gma-unlawfully-hid-donors-identities-public#sthash.fsrm7856.dpuf

Best health always,
Supermom-in-training